Baghdad vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$2953
🏠 One person rent	$386	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$538
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	59	23
😀 Quality of life	52	47
🏙️ Population	8.13M	235K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 13% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 6246th and 5796th ($859 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Iraq and Guyana, respectively. Check Iraq vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 6059th and 6383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Georgetown

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	Baghdad	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.99	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$1327
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$23107

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$737
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$827
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$655
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$811
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$579
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$648
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$762
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$675
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$566
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$585
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$636
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$495
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$631
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$675
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$498
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$586
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$876
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$449
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$581
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$596
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$597
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$559
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$490
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$466
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$583
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$588
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$615
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$680
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$513
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$652
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$453
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$470
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$667
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$518

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1015
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$869
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$785
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$770
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$586
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$964
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1164
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1101
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1698
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$871
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1642
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1065
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1061
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$719
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$731
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1390
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$662
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$627
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$691
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$692
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$981
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1004
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$704
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$821
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$783
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1159
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787